Mary Norris (copy editor)
| Mary Norris | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 7, 1952 Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Alma mater |
Rutgers University University of Vermont |
| Occupation | Copy editor, writer, author |
Mary Norris (born February 7, 1952) is an American author, writer and copy editor for The New Yorker.
Early life
Mary Norris was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from Rutgers University in 1974. She earned a masters in English from the University of Vermont.[1]
Career
Norris joined the editorial staff at The New Yorker in 1978. She has been a query proofreader at the magazine since 1993. She has also been a contributor to "The Talk of the Town" and The New Yorker website.[2][3][4]
Her first book, Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen, was published by W. W. Norton & Co on April 6, 2015.[5][6] She gave a TED talk at TED2016 on the same topic.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Mary Norris (February 23, 2015). "Confessions of a Comma Queen – The New Yorker". The New Yorker.
- ↑ The New York Times
- ↑ Borrelli, Christopher (April 3, 2015). "New Yorker editor makes her mark with new book". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ "Mary Norris – The New Yorker". The New Yorker. February 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Between You & Me". wwnorton.com.
- ↑ "Memoir, Perfectly Punctuated In 'Between You & Me'". NPR. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Mary Norris: The nit-picking glory of the New Yorker's comma queen". TED. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Mary Norris Gives a TED Talk on Her Career as a Copy Editor". Galley Cat. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
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